two matches that month were a loss to sw ##inton and a 9 – 0 victory over liverpool and district . the team had played thirteen fixtures during november and won ten of them . by this point , the team was be ##set by injuries – of the fifteen players that played against west ##mo ##rland county on 24 november , five had injuries . the squad comprised only 26 players , and the tourists were often struggling to field a side . nevertheless , their heavy schedule continued ; on 30 november 1888 they left for dublin , where a match had been organised against the ireland national team . = = ireland , further english matches , and wales = = the ireland fixture was
two matches that month were a loss to swinton and a 9 – 0 victory over liverpool and district. the team had played thirteen fixtures during november and won ten of them. by this point, the team was beset by injuries – of the fifteen players that played against westmorland county on 24 november, five had injuries. the squad comprised only 26 players, and the tourists were often struggling to field a side. nevertheless, their heavy schedule continued ; on 30 november 1888 they left for dublin, where a match had been organised against the ireland national team. = = ireland, further english matches, and wales = = the ireland fixture was